Garment-hanger.



PA'TENTED FEB. 5, 1967.

No. 842,932. .Pr BEMBNT,

- GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK BEMENT, or WoRoESTiiii, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR To THE A WIREGOODS COMPANY, or WORCESTER, MAsSAoHUSETTS, A CORPORA- TION OFMASSACHUSETTS.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed August 18, 1904. Serial No. 221,305.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that I, FRANK BEMENT, a citizen of the United States,residing at W orcester, in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Garment-Hangers, of which the following is a specification, accompanied bydrawings forming a part of the same, in which Figure 1 represents afront view of a garment-hanger embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a topview. Fig. 3 represents my im proved hanger in a folded position. Fig. 4is a detached view of one of the folding arms, and Fig. 5 is a detachedView of the suspension-hook.

Similar reference figures refer to similar parts in the different views.

The object of my invention is to provide a garment-hanger in Which thesupportingarms and suspension-hook when extended to hold a garment willform a firm and rigid structure, but capable of being folded when not inuse to render the garment more compact and portable; and it consists inthe construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described, andpointed out in the annexed claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 1 denote the garment-supporting arms, preferably formed of Wire and of duplicate construction,one of said arms being shown in detached view in Fig. 4. Each arm isformed from a single piece of Wire, which is bent uponitself near itscentral section to form an open loop 2, adapted to extend under theshoulders of the garment, said loop 2 being sufliciently open orextended to form a broad bearing-surface for the garment. The two endsof the wire converge from the loop 2 toward the center of the hanger andare twisted together at 3 to firmly unite the opposite ends of the wireand prevent their spreading. The end 4 of the wire extends toward thecenter of the hanger in a horizontal line and is upturned at 5, saidupturned tip 5 being preferably slightly flattened, so as to present acontacting surface for the duplicate opposing tip 5 of the opposite arm.The opposite end of the wire 6 is bent upward at an oblique angle to theend 4 and terminates in an eye 7. The eyes 7 7 upon each of the arms arestrung upon a pin 8, which forms a pivotal pin upon which the arms 1 lare capable of turning to allow the hanger to be folded into theposition shown in Fig. 3. The hanger is suspended from a hook 9, havinga curved shank 10 and provided at its lower end with an eye 11, whichincloses the pivotal pin 8 between the eyes 7 7 of the garment-supporting arms. In its extended position adapted for use the several partsof the hanger assume the position shown in Fig. 1, with the twogarmentsupporting arms 1 1 extendin -laterally upon each side of thesuspension- 00k and held from further downward movement around thepivotal pin 8, when the weight of the garment is supported upon the armsby means of the contacting tips 5 5, which are arranged to be broughtinto contact and limit the rocking movement of the arms 1 1 and holdsaid arms in proper extended position to support a arment upon them.

n order to fold the hanger, the two arms 1 1 are rocked on the pivotalpin 8 in the direction of the arrows 12 12, Fig. 1, in order to bringthe arms together upon each side of the susp ensionhook 9 in theposition represented in Fig. 3, in which position the space occupied bythe hanger is greatly lessened.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- In a garment-hanger, the combination of a pair of duplicate armseach formed from a single piece of wire bent upon itself to form a loopand being united near its ends, with the ends of each wire slightlyseparated and with one end bent to form a circular eye, and with theother end bent at an angle and flattened to form a contacting tipopposite the center of said eye, a suspension-hook provided at one endwith a circular eye inserted between the eyes of said arms and a pivotalpin passing through and uniting said eyes.

Dated this 15th day of August, 1904.

FRANK BEMENT.

WVitnesses:

PENELOPE, COMBERBAOH, RUFUS B. FOWLER.

